Rich chocolate peanut butter brownies. OMG.
Here’s my recipe (instead of walnuts, I swirled in creamy peanut butter). The melted chocolate is what makes these so irresistible. You should really get up and go make these now.
Seriously.
In this new series, I’ll feature items around my apartment that inspire me. No need to shop for new things, I have plenty of glamour right here in my small DC studio. From simple to sentimental, these are a few of my favorite things…
Tiny Perfume Bottle - so cute, so chic
My kitchen is ALL white, so I’m always looking for something cute to sweeten it up. These prints (all from etsy.com) are adorable and match the little pops of pink in my teapot, frying pans, dish towels and cupcake apron. I love the combination of graphic types, white space and simple images.
What kind of art do you have in your kitchen? Is it food inspired?
These are my absolute favorite Christmas cookies. Every Christmas Eve my family hosts a large party for family and friends. We cook the Italian feast and everyone else brings dessert. One year, my Jewish high school boyfriend’s family came to the party and brought these amazing pistachio cookies. My aunt asked for the recipe that night and I’m so glad I have it now because it’s basically one of the only wonderful things I still hold on to connected to that relationship. Ha.
These cookies are soft, sweet, have the perfect pistachio flavor, oh and they are an awesome color!
I love biscotti. It’s so simple yet has a special “I’m Italian and fancy and delicious” quality to it. It reminds me of family and vacation to Florence. I love the way the word rolls off my tongue. Its dessert, but you can also eat it with your coffee in the morning. And, it’s one of the easiest cookies to make.
My recipe is adapted from Giada De Laurentiis - I used cranberries because they are my boyfriend’s favorite and even though I don’t like white chocolate that much, I thought it paired well with the cranberries. Also the red and white colors were perfect for Christmas.
